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Boris Johnson was Kyiv's darling. Now that he's leaving, Ukraine fears what's next
CNN ^ | July 9, 2022 | Ivana Kottasová

Posted on 07/09/2022 2:10:02 PM PDT by McGruff

When Boris Johnson finally announced he would step down as UK Prime Minister on Thursday, after desperately trying to cling onto power despite a historic government rebellion, his decision sparked a sense of relief across Westminster.

In Kyiv, it was met with despair.

Johnson has been one of the most vocal supporters of Ukraine as it tries to defend itself against Russia's unprovoked assault, and his departure stirred up fears that the UK's support for the country -- worth £3.8 billion ($4.6 billion) so far this year -- might start to dwindle.

With the whole Western world united behind it, Ukraine has no shortage of supporters. But Johnson was seen as a special ally in Kyiv.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: bojothewarpig; borisjohnson; fatglobogoblin; nwotwerp; uk; ukrainewar
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1 posted on 07/09/2022 2:10:03 PM PDT by McGruff
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To: McGruff

He was supposed to be a conservative but he turned out to be a globalist nazi. Good riddance.


2 posted on 07/09/2022 2:14:18 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (We are already in a revolutionary period, and the Rule of Law means nothing. It's "whatever".)
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To: McGruff
...Russia's unprovoked assault, ...

Unprovked? How about Biden and NATO. That was a definite provocation in my opinion.

3 posted on 07/09/2022 2:15:41 PM PDT by mosaicwolf
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And Russian Born Elena Rybakina just won the women's singles Wimbledon Championship.
Choke on that Boris!
4 posted on 07/09/2022 2:18:03 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: McGruff

Boris is the George W. Bush of Britain.


5 posted on 07/09/2022 2:20:11 PM PDT by Kazan
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"unprovoked assault"

The friggin' civil war has been going on for 8 years. The mostly Russian population of the Donbass area wanted to go back to Russia....just like Crimea.

6 posted on 07/09/2022 2:21:15 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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“Johnson has been one of the most vocal supporters of Ukraine as it tries to defend itself against Russia’s unprovoked assault”

Ludicrous.


7 posted on 07/09/2022 2:24:11 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Kazan

I was one of the idiots thinking we were getting Reagan/Thatcher 2.0. Boris total disaster and Trump is gone, so much for that.


8 posted on 07/09/2022 2:25:31 PM PDT by teevolt
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Re: “I was one of the idiots thinking we were getting Reagan/Thatcher 2.0. Boris total disaster and Trump is gone, so much for that.”

Well, both Boris and The Donald have unusual hairdos in common, so at least there’s that.


9 posted on 07/09/2022 2:30:26 PM PDT by CatHerd (Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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Need to get a new Thatcher maybe Nicholas Frange as PM?


10 posted on 07/09/2022 2:41:59 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade ( Ride to the sound of the Guns!)
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To: McGruff

So Boris WAS Soros biotch.

Thanks for the confirmation.


11 posted on 07/09/2022 2:44:32 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Contempt for pre-born human life breeds contempt for post-born human life.)
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Hey, Boris has more time to work on his pecs now.


12 posted on 07/09/2022 2:45:06 PM PDT by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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Ukraine’s fate is the hands of faulty and frail western leaders, because Ukraine’s government is product and puppet of them.


13 posted on 07/09/2022 2:49:01 PM PDT by PGR88
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Elitist Boris, who never had a real job his entire life, once described himself as a “one-man melting pot”. Lol! A jovial chap who morphs himself into the latest fad. Who could have predicted he’d be a sellout when his entire history exposed he would? hah


14 posted on 07/09/2022 2:53:52 PM PDT by LilOlLady
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Elitist Boris, who never had a real job his entire life

Like in the U.S., it's flat out amazing how they get the working class peasants to support people like that....Down right weird.

15 posted on 07/09/2022 3:06:14 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: McGruff

No British prime minister will ever be who or what you’d want. Still, BoJo was probably better than most of the recent ones, and he wasn’t a raging imperialist like most of the earlier ones.


16 posted on 07/09/2022 3:12:08 PM PDT by x
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To: ClearCase_guy

I agree.


17 posted on 07/09/2022 4:14:52 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
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Boris Johnson was Kyiv’s darling. Now that he’s leaving, Ukraine fears what’s next

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN

Updated 5:09 AM ET, Sat July 9, 2022
Volodymyr Zelensky full interview Part 1: Boris Johnson and NATO

Volodymyr Zelensky full interview Part 1: Boris Johnson and NATO 17:50
(CNN)When Boris Johnson finally announced he would step down as UK Prime Minister on Thursday, after desperately trying to cling onto power despite a historic government rebellion, his decision sparked a sense of relief across Westminster.

In Kyiv, it was met with despair.
Johnson has been one of the most vocal supporters of Ukraine as it tries to defend itself against Russia’s unprovoked assault, and his departure stirred up fears that the UK’s support for the country — worth £3.8 billion ($4.6 billion) so far this year — might start to dwindle.

4.6 billion vs. Our 54 billion.


18 posted on 07/09/2022 4:19:25 PM PDT by Rusty0604 (" When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." -Ronald Reagan)
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To: mosaicwolf

it was purposely provoked.


19 posted on 07/09/2022 4:20:18 PM PDT by Rusty0604 (" When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." -Ronald Reagan)
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To: McGruff

oh, my eyes!


20 posted on 07/09/2022 4:21:47 PM PDT by Rusty0604 (" When you can't make them see the light, make them feel the heat." -Ronald Reagan)
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